Synonyms for giddy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : gid-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɪd i

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Définition of giddy

Origin : Old English gidig, variant of gydig "insane, mad, stupid, possessed (by a spirit)," probably from Proto-Germanic *gud-iga-, from *gudam "god" + *-ig "possessed." Meaning "having a confused, swimming sensation" is from 1560s. Meaning "elated" is from 1540s. Related: Giddily; giddiness.

adj silly, impulsive

Example sentences :

This boasted power of intellect—this giddy triumph of beauty—what do they do for you?
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

He who gives his mind to politics, sails on a stormy sea, with a giddy pilot.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

But I could not speak; I could only gape, choking and giddy.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

She seemed born, not only to captivate the giddy, but to turn the heads of the sage.
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

How sad that the word "giddy" is used to imply wantonness or levity!
Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton

It is repeated at every turn until the eyes are dazzled with it, and the head is giddy.
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

For a moment or two he felt so giddy and confused he could not speak.
Extract from : « Great Uncle Hoot-Toot » by Mrs. Molesworth

For a moment or two he could not see clearly because he was giddy with stooping.
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

He climbed over it and it was a climb of hundreds of feet and the height made him giddy.
Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln

He grew very weary of the giddy rout, standing in it like a rock in a whirlpool.
Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable

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